A Rain Dance

August 13th, 2007

Houston, we have drapes!

It is a very good thing. It feels nice and comfortable. I am quite happy about it. Now people can no longer peek in at me. As I am sure they have all been doing, because I am so very interesting! Haha.

The day didn’t start too well, though. I had a bad dream. Involving my brother getting killed in a car accident. Seeing the car run over him again and again… very unpleasant. And then when I was walking to the bus to go pick up the drapes I walked by a dead pigeon. At the side of a little path, away from the road. I wonder what happened to it. It didn’t look “damaged”, I didn’t even realize it was dead at first. But then the immovable head… It reminded me of my brother’s head under the cars. Very unpleasant.

The drape master was pleasant as always, though. And I swung by a supermarket and picked up a toaster as well. So now I can make toast in the nude. A dream come true.

I had a nice moment when I was halfway through putting up the drapes. I had removed all the boxes from the windows. And outside it started raining. A lot. And I sat down and watched it. It was beautiful. I like the trees and the grass outside my window. I will definitely not be keeping the drapes shut all the time. Some of the kindergarteners started running around in circles outside and singing “we love when it rains! we love when it rains! we love when it rains!”. Over and over. And by “singing” I really mean more like just shouting. But it was very sweet nonetheless. All of them dressed in little raincoats, with the water dancing at their feet.

I love the summer rain.

Tomorrow I’m going to the bank. I am a little nervous about it. Dealing with grownup stuff like money. I just want to dance in the rain. But I’m sure it will go fine. And afterwards I’ll go see the goats. I have gotten two votes for Director as my career, so I’m going to try and direct the goats. Oh chaos, I predict. Haha. Then I’ll go to the old home and help my dad with some computer stuff. He helped with the drapes a bit today, although I was half done before he got here. I could have done it all on my own, but it’s nice to see my parents. As I said, the distance makes me feel closer to them.

That’s all for today. Tallyho.


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Nightsinging: Web Configurator Blues

August 12th, 2007

Hah. Remember the USB cable I was looking for? I thought it was in one the boxes. Turns out it was in a little plastic container that I had put right next to the computer. It was within arm’s reach all this time. So now you can expect pictures quite soon, I should think.

Until then another video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=jmXI-aN-7rE. This is from before the furniture came. Me sitting on the floor in the light of a single table lamp. The computer on one of the moving boxes. Listening to R.E.M. on youtube. Watch my leetsome editing skillz. It’s a little mood piece, I hope you like it.

In your expert opinion, which career should I go for? Acting? Directing? Editing? Maybe I should just become an actor/director/editor, that way I know it will all be quality work.

I think I have spent too much time with Mads. They say people become like their pets, right? My ego certainly seems to be swelling!

Tomorrow: drapes (+ I’m planning to buy an oven). Tuesday: bank. Those are the immediate plans.


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